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2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 15, 1947 HER Juventor HOWARD N. MA

Patented Apr. 19, 1949 vUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAT Howard N. Maher, Seattle, Wash. Application June 13, 1947, Serial No. 754,515 1 Claim. (01. 2+19s) Mypresent-invention relates to hats of a typ that'are formed from a single piece of fabric andinclement weather. My present hat fills this need,

and at the same time has many other desirable characteristics of the so-called turban-type hat, in that it can be hand-tied for the individual wearer, and is not subject to the difliculties former-ly encountered when hats were of necessity made to a given head size. In creating my new hat, I have provided one which can be very economically manufactured with the minimum Wastage of expensive materials. Further. my hat can beheld securely in place without the usual elastie'bands and other devices, which in the past have characterized this type of head gear for women.

The principal object of my invention, therefore, is to provide ,a new form of ladys hat which can be formed of a single piece of material without the use of buttons, elastic bands or other added securing arrangements.

A further object of my present invention is to provide a ladys hat in which the labor incidental to its manufacture can be reduced to a minimum, so that the finest of materials can be used and yet the overall cost of the finished hat can be kept within a modest range.

A further object of my present invention is to provide a ladys hat in which the hat is handadjusted to the head size of the individual who is to Wear the hat and which head size may be changed if a diiferent form of hair dressing is employed.

A further object of my .present invention is to provide a ladys hat that lends itself to a wide variety of stylings, all based upon the same cutout piece of material.

Further objects, advantages and capabilities will be apparent from the description and disclosure in the drawings, or may be comprehended or are inherent in the :device.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 illustrates, in plan view, the pattern used in forming one of my hats. The same, however, might be considered to be the hat itself as it has been cut out of the material, with the cuts completed.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the hat material hemmed, or otherwise finished, and bound around its entire margins, and showing the one style 2 of cutting which Iuse for aplurali-ty of-varying styles.

Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate the more usual manner of wearing my hat. Fig. 3 isa perspective view from the rear and Fig. 4 is apers-pective view from the front of the same hat and type.

Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate one of the many variations that can be made from my hat plan. Fig. 5 is a front perspective view and Fig. 6 is a rear view partly to the side.

Referring more particularly to the'disclosure in the drawings, the numeral l9 designates generally the pattern from whichmyhat is cut. This same view might also represent the cloth which has been cut from the .pattern. The hat material as cut out, after the showing in Figure 1', provides a central elongated body portion formed by the two inner cuts 22 and 23. This forms the body portion with opposite concave edges. The ends of the body form the rear portion M, and the crown portion I2. To provide the,requi site fitting, the rear portion, which has greater width than the body, has a convex margin. The front or crown portion ofthe body is rel-ative-' ly wide and has symmetrically disposed convex edges. These edges meet to form an indentation on the medial line of the body. The two relatively narrow strips [8 and I8, which are formed by cuts 22 and 23 are a continuation of the front portion, and form tie strings. The margins of which are, in general, parallel to the convex side edges of the body portion. It will be readily observed, it is believed, that by alternate placing of my pattern in a reversed position, a single bolt of material may be out into these shapes with a very minimum of waste. This is a matter of considerable advantage when it is considered that hats made up in this style, largely owe their dressiness to the use of the very finest of materials. This same economy, however, in layout makes it possible to also make very inexpensive hats of the less expensive materials and permits the use of quantity cutting devices.

Referring to Fig. 2, the cut out Of Fig. 1 has been finished, as by hemming or otherwise, around the entire margin and is evidenced by the'stitching shown in dashed lines at 20. It will now be observed that whereas in the blank as cut in Fig. 1, the material of the innercuts as 22 and 23 no longer adjoins, but the edges are spaced apart from each other and thus provide the void portions at 25 and 26, due to the fact that the material has been folded back on itself in some form of edge treatment, as hemming or binding. With this material taken out along cuts 22 and 23, the effect has been to reduce the width of the tie portions I6 and I8, so that they now can be more conveniently tied, after the showing of Figs. 3 and 6, for instance.

In adjusting hats made from my present plan, the crown portion I2 is placed as shown in Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive with the rear portion I4 falling downward and to the rear, so as to cover the hair. It will be noted that this form of hat very adequately covers the present long bob cut and other similar types of hair dressing. With the crown piece in place, the two tie members I6 and I8 are :pulled downwardly and then across each other and united in the form knot, as is illustrated at the individual wearers head, the hat now conforms fully to the head size plus the necessary space for the particular form of hair dressing worn by the hat user.

It will be noted particularly from reference to Fig. 3, that the two side portions of the crown member, as 30 and 32, now form the downwardly extending side portions of the hat, and the ties thus made will fully secure and protect the hair lying underneath the entire hat, due to the fact that the forming of the tie members l6 and I 8 place a downward tension on the two margins formed by portions 30 and 32.

It will further be noted from a study of Fig. 3 that the back portion I4 is held in place by the two side portions 30 and 32, and by the uniting of tie members l6 and i8 by the knot 28. Thus, full protection is afforded the hair to a point as far down as present-day styles permit. It is further to be noted that the curved portions as 34 and 35 now appear in back-view as the gracefully up-curving bottom portion of the side binding members and thus a very presentable hat is achieved which fully follows the current style dictates.

In Figs. 5 and 6, I have shown a modification of my hat, in which the rear portion I4 has been pulled upwardly and the crown portion l2 has been placed further to the front on the head. This gives the open canopy at 36 and exposes 28. When so placed on the upper rear portion of the hair, an effect very much desired under certain conditions of fair weather, or evening wear, yet the hair is fully held in place by the tie members and the side members which are then arranged in the same manner, as shown by the form in Figs. 3 and 4. It is thus apparent, that even though out from the same pattern, many variations are possible with my hat. The addition of such simple items as the clip 40 as shown in these two views, will create many new effects. Persons with reasonable ingenuity can adapt this form of hat to many pleasing styles.

It is believed that it will be clearly apparent from the above description and the disclosure in the drawings that the invention comprehends a novel construction in making hats.

Having thus disclosed the invention, I claim:

A hat embodying a single piece of material readily deformable into flat form of generally bell-shape, the hat in said fiat form comprising an elongated body portion having opposite concave edges, the body portion merging into a rear portion of greater width than the body portion and whose rear end is convex, the body portion merging into a relatively wide front portion having symmetrically disposed convex front edges providing an indentation at the front of the hat and in a medial line of the body, rear and front portions, and tie strings unitary with the front portion and extending in spaced relation to the sides of the body portion in generally parallelism with the opposite concave side edges thereof.

HOWARD N. MAKER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,671,890 Chaine May 29, 1928 2,367,074 Turchin Jan. 9, 1945 

